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The Air Force uses the U-2 strictly for high altitude reconnaissance missions. It was used to spy on the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and take photos of Cuba's nuclear missile installations in 1962. A U-2 was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960.
Why would the United States need to perform high altitude reconnaissance in Afghanistan? I thought the United States was rebuilding the country and had it secured. It's not like the remnants of the Taliban possess sophisticated anti-aircraft guns which could pose harm to low-flying U.S. fighter jets. So what would we need a U-2 for other than covert surveillance and intelligence gathering?
Look at which country lies smack between Afghanistan and The UAE:
what ya lookin' at!?